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Wonderful Online Museums and Sites for Virtual Field Trips to Use in Class

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2- Smithsonian Museum The Smithsonian Institution —the world’s largest museum and research complex—includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park. The Astronomy and Geology galleries include meteorites, comets and geology." it also organizes free and paid tours into different museums from other countries.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Consider: Charles Darwin: Darwin often relied on the observations of amateur naturalists and enthusiasts during his research Mary Anning: a fossil collector in the early 19th century William Herschel: an astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus E. Also, the two World Wars necessitated rapid research and innovation.

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5 Favorite Apps for Summer Learning

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Topics include math, science, writing, spelling, health, statistics, SAT prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, history and more — over 5,000 topics in seventy languages. With a focus on high school students, it is also great for passionate middle schoolers and college students looking to fill holes in their learning.

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What Should APCS A Really Be About?

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Engineering, astronomy, physics, and business are just some of the areas where programming is growing as a tool. This probably means that for CS to remain and improve as a teaching, learning, research tool it has to focus on APIs as well. Today it is not that simple. The CS department is the best department to teach this first course.

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Women In Astronomy

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Wake Forest, NC Throughout history, women have defied societal barriers and prejudices to make groundbreaking contributions to astronomy and space exploration. Women astronomers have made significant discoveries in astronomy that have revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos.

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A Career in Astronomy: What You Need to Know

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Wake Forest, NC Astronomy, the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena, has fascinated humankind for centuries. If you're considering a career in astronomy, there are many things you need to know. in astronomy. You'll also have the opportunity to conduct research and publish your findings. A master's or Ph.D.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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